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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 370 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data by breed. In the last 8-year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 2.9 deaths per year. From 2013 to 2020, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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1916 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jane Doe
September 1916, Johnston County, OK Jane Doe, 8 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Dog Killed Child An 8-year old negro girl was bitten to death by a bulldog at Tishomingo last Saturday. Her head was almost severed from her … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Manning
July 1907, Logan County, OK Baby Doe Manning Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Killed a Child Animal Took the Baby from Cradle and Mutilated It Guthrie, OK July 4 – A savage bulldog entered the home of Don … Continue reading
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